Chef De Partie | Monday - Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd; Epsom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Unrivalled training and development

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Epsom is seeking a Demi Chef De Partie to join a busy school kitchen. You will work with a team to prepare meals for pupils and staff, cooking from scratch with seasonal ingredients and in line with our bespoke menus.

Ideal candidates will have CDP or junior sous chef experience, a passion for great food, and a meticulous approach to hygiene and cost control. This role operates term-time style scheduling and offers a competitive annual salary.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and regularly changing menus.
• Commitment to high standards of food hygiene and safety.
• Strong teamwork and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team of chefs providing catering for pupils and teachers.
• Produce food for service from scratch using fresh ingredients and brand standards.
• Ensure food standards are adhered to and wastage is controlled.
• Follow all Food Hygiene, health and safety policies and allergen procedures.

Skills

Genuine interest in food

Team player

Innovation and passion for great food

Organised with attention to detail

Food cost awareness

Job description

Epsom

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £20,500 per annum

Hours: 40h per week

A co-educational day school from Year 3 through to GCSE, based in Epsom, Surrey. Catering for just under 300 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of AM snack and lunch. This is a term time only contract and operates Monday to Friday.

We are looking for a talented Demi Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Epsom.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key Responsibilities

• To work well in a team of chefs providing catering services to pupils and teachers
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You Will Have The Following Skills

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail
• Understand the basics of food cost and wastage.

Knowledge / Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred
• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About Us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under‑represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.